“Appointed in December 2024 by the Board of Directors of La Biennale, Koyo Kouoh worked with passion, intellectual rigor and vision on the conception and development of the Biennale Arte 2026. The presentation of the Exhibition’s title and theme was due to take place in Venice on 20 May.

Her passing leaves an immense void in the world of contemporary art and in the international community of artists, curators, and scholars who had the privilege of knowing and admiring her extraordinary human and intellectual commitment.”

Image: Deirdre Power.